Volume IX, Issue 9

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Brad Personett drove his Titan Motorsports Scion tC to the win by defeating Manny Cruz in the finals of Pro RWD. He won with a slow time for him of 8.11 seconds at 204.54. This is

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his fifth win of the season and 18th of his career.

“We were trying a new tire on the car,” said Personett. “We didn’t have much luck with it. This was not a good show for the fans. We did recover and get a good speed, though. We are working on things and we will move on.”

Personett drove the Scion to the win in Extreme 10.5 competition at the ADRL’s Dragstock IV Sept. 14-15 in Rockingham. In his first ADRL race on 10.5W tires, Personett turned in a 4.33 at 167.18 on the eighth mile. (Gardella file photo / Personett photo by Ian Tocher) [9/26/2007]

CSK RENEWS WITH WORSHAM, DROPS AREND CAR

CSK Auto, Inc. has exercised its option to renew its primary sponsorship of Del Worsham's NHRA Nitro Funny Car for the 2008 season, which will mark the 12th year the auto parts company has backed the driver from Southern California.  

In conjunction with the renewal, the company and racing team have announced a shift in their marketing strategy, as they now will focus their resources on Worsham's car alone. CSK has sponsored two Checker, Schuck's, Kragen Funny Cars since 2000, with a variety of drivers filling the seat, including Jeff Arend who is currently completing his first year with Worsham Racing. The question now is, is Arend blue? (Todd Dziadosz photo) [9/26/2007]

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